Next CORE meeting: Thursday, October 16, 2008

From CORE, October 5, 2008

CORE (Concerned Ohio Retired Educators) will hold its October meeting on Thursday, 16th at the STRS Building at 275 East Broad Street in Columbus. Parking is free in the STRS parking garage behind the building. We encourage you to also attend the STRS meeting which usually begins around 9:00 a.m. on Thursday in the meeting room on the 6th floor but this beginning time varies from month to month. For this reason, we encourage you to check the STRS website (http://www.strsoh.org/) to confirm the time. CORE meeting attendees usually leave the STRS meeting around 11:30 in order to go to the cafeteria on the 2nd floor to get our lunches. We then take our lunches to the small cafeteria room behind the Sublett Room on the 2nd floor of the STRS building where the CORE Annual Membership Meeting will begin promptly at 11:45.

In response to suggestions from our supporters, CORE is calling for input for agenda items for this October 16th meeting. Please send the agenda item you would like discussed to John Curry (curryjo@watchtv.net). John has kindly agreed to send your suggestions to the CORE President, Dave Parshall. In order to have an agenda in place and printed for the meeting, please send your item no later than Tuesday, October 14th. Agenda items which are sent after October 14th will be held over to the November CORE meeting.

Thanks to input from members who attended CORE meetings this summer or who sent suggestions by email, we will be distributing a new CORE pamphlet which can be used to promote CORE membership. Members may pay their CORE membership dues now for the 2008-2009 year ($10.00) and/or make a CORE donation. So please plan to come, actively participate, and take home a new supply of CORE pamphlets to share with your Retired Teacher Association and others. We need each and every member. . . your ideas, your concerns, and your help. BRING A FRIEND OR TWO! We are always encouraging new members to join us.

Note: Below is a CORE membership and/or renewal of membership form. Please detach and return to the address included---note the new address:

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CORE MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION FORM

Mail To: CORE, P.O. Box 167 Wilmington, OH 45177

County:____________________________ New Member ___(yes)

Last Name:_________________________________

First Name:_____________________________ (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr.) Circle one

Street Address: ______________________________

City:__________________________State_____________Zip:________

Telephone Number: (____)_________________________

E-mail address: ___________________________________

Do you want to receive CORE e-mail Alerts? Yes or No (circle one).

Amount of your donation: $______________($10.00 suggested)